I always find that you have to be a bit mad to become a stone cover I mean this
mad to become a stone cover I mean this
mad to become a stone cover I mean this isn’t the Renaissance anymore stone is
isn’t the Renaissance anymore stone is
isn’t the Renaissance anymore stone is in a primary building material anymore
in a primary building material anymore
in a primary building material anymore why why would you go into an industry
why why would you go into an industry
why why would you go into an industry why would you go into a profession that
why would you go into a profession that
why would you go into a profession that is expensive and takes a lot of time and
is expensive and takes a lot of time and
is expensive and takes a lot of time and the material is heavy and hard to move
the material is heavy and hard to move
the material is heavy and hard to move and it is expensive to obtain even
and it is expensive to obtain even
and it is expensive to obtain even before you do anything to it and then
before you do anything to it and then
before you do anything to it and then after that even after you’ve made
after that even after you’ve made
after that even after you’ve made something out of it you have to convince
something out of it you have to convince
something out of it you have to convince people that this is a worthwhile
people that this is a worthwhile
people that this is a worthwhile endeavor what I always find that the
endeavor what I always find that the
endeavor what I always find that the answer to that question is always that
answer to that question is always that
answer to that question is always that there just wasn’t any other any other
there just wasn’t any other any other
there just wasn’t any other any other option once the idea of becoming a stone
option once the idea of becoming a stone
option once the idea of becoming a stone carver comes into your head then you
carver comes into your head then you
carver comes into your head then you just have to find some way of doing it
just have to find some way of doing it
just have to find some way of doing it every every project will usually start
every every project will usually start
every every project will usually start with a sketch of some kind and if you’re
with a sketch of some kind and if you’re
with a sketch of some kind and if you’re lucky enough to have a live model then
lucky enough to have a live model then
lucky enough to have a live model then it will start with a clay model so if
it will start with a clay model so if
it will start with a clay model so if it’s a head you’ll find all them
it’s a head you’ll find all them
it’s a head you’ll find all them prominences the sort of absolute
prominences the sort of absolute
prominences the sort of absolute prominences you’ll find the tips of the
prominences you’ll find the tips of the
prominences you’ll find the tips of the ears you find the nose you’ll find the
ears you find the nose you’ll find the
ears you find the nose you’ll find the chin you’ll find where the under hang of
chin you’ll find where the under hang of
chin you’ll find where the under hang of the jaw comes down you’ll find where the
the jaw comes down you’ll find where the
the jaw comes down you’ll find where the sternal notch comes in you find the top
sternal notch comes in you find the top
sternal notch comes in you find the top of the head you’ll find sort of the
of the head you’ll find sort of the
of the head you’ll find sort of the slope to the nose and usually the slope
slope to the nose and usually the slope
slope to the nose and usually the slope to the chin and all the sort of angles
to the chin and all the sort of angles
to the chin and all the sort of angles that make up a human face a sort of
that make up a human face a sort of
that make up a human face a sort of geometric head if you will the clay when
geometric head if you will the clay when
geometric head if you will the clay when you do a clay model of someone that’s
you do a clay model of someone that’s
you do a clay model of someone that’s where you’re working out the idea and
where you’re working out the idea and
where you’re working out the idea and you’re getting acquainted with their
you’re getting acquainted with their
you’re getting acquainted with their face and you’re talking to them
face and you’re talking to them
face and you’re talking to them and looking at them that’s really what
and looking at them that’s really what
and looking at them that’s really what it’s about is just looking a lot of
it’s about is just looking a lot of
it’s about is just looking a lot of people don’t recognize the fact that
people don’t recognize the fact that
people don’t recognize the fact that clay is quite it’s an easy substance
clay is quite it’s an easy substance
clay is quite it’s an easy substance it’s soft its you can move it around
it’s soft its you can move it around
it’s soft its you can move it around very fast you can build it up really
very fast you can build it up really
very fast you can build it up really fast and then take it away really fast
fast and then take it away really fast
fast and then take it away really fast and so there is no point in being
and so there is no point in being
and so there is no point in being Precious about it if you make a mistake
Precious about it if you make a mistake
Precious about it if you make a mistake you shouldn’t you can just discard that
you shouldn’t you can just discard that
you shouldn’t you can just discard that and start again and it won’t take that
and start again and it won’t take that
and start again and it won’t take that long if you can imagine doing something
long if you can imagine doing something
long if you can imagine doing something if you have the skills to do it
if you have the skills to do it
if you have the skills to do it you can pretty much execute anything
you can pretty much execute anything
you can pretty much execute anything that you want and that that transition
that you want and that that transition
that you want and that that transition from your imagination through your eyes
from your imagination through your eyes
from your imagination through your eyes and your hands into a block of stone is
and your hands into a block of stone is
and your hands into a block of stone is the most incredible feeling stone
the most incredible feeling stone
the most incredible feeling stone carvers are often taught that simply
carvers are often taught that simply
carvers are often taught that simply carving something in stone is enough
carving something in stone is enough
carving something in stone is enough that that sheer ability to take
that that sheer ability to take
that that sheer ability to take something that’s been cut from the earth
something that’s been cut from the earth
something that’s been cut from the earth and create something beautiful with it
and create something beautiful with it
and create something beautiful with it is enough and that isn’t something that
is enough and that isn’t something that
is enough and that isn’t something that is shared by any other kind of artist
once you start always you start carving
once you start always you start carving this there’s there’s no sort of hard and
this there’s there’s no sort of hard and
this there’s there’s no sort of hard and fast rules you rely on the fact that you
fast rules you rely on the fact that you
fast rules you rely on the fact that you can look and to measure and that you
can look and to measure and that you
can look and to measure and that you have an instinct for this and that if
have an instinct for this and that if
have an instinct for this and that if you can look at something and translate
you can look at something and translate
you can look at something and translate it into your hands and then make the
it into your hands and then make the
it into your hands and then make the chisel to do what you want it to do then
chisel to do what you want it to do then
chisel to do what you want it to do then you’ll be okay if you’re doing the clay
you’ll be okay if you’re doing the clay
you’ll be okay if you’re doing the clay or if you’re doing the transition from
or if you’re doing the transition from
or if you’re doing the transition from the clay into the stone often my brain
the clay into the stone often my brain
the clay into the stone often my brain is quite not chaotic but you’re making
is quite not chaotic but you’re making
is quite not chaotic but you’re making so many decisions probably until the
so many decisions probably until the
so many decisions probably until the sort of last day that you’re working on
sort of last day that you’re working on
sort of last day that you’re working on it your brain is just constantly making
it your brain is just constantly making
it your brain is just constantly making decisions of like am I have I taken that
decisions of like am I have I taken that
decisions of like am I have I taken that too low like what am i doing like what
too low like what am i doing like what
too low like what am i doing like what measurement is that like where’s this
measurement is that like where’s this
measurement is that like where’s this everything is just sort of going through
everything is just sort of going through
everything is just sort of going through your mind very very fast and you don’t
your mind very very fast and you don’t
your mind very very fast and you don’t not even aware that it’s happening but
not even aware that it’s happening but
not even aware that it’s happening but then you finish the day and you’re
then you finish the day and you’re
then you finish the day and you’re exhausted and you wonder why the sound
exhausted and you wonder why the sound
exhausted and you wonder why the sound that it makes is incredibly satisfying a
that it makes is incredibly satisfying a
that it makes is incredibly satisfying a lot of people who aren’t covers comment
lot of people who aren’t covers comment
lot of people who aren’t covers comment on that and that feeling of a like well
on that and that feeling of a like well
on that and that feeling of a like well sharpened chisel going into stone
sharpened chisel going into stone
sharpened chisel going into stone smoothly and cleanly and that transition
smoothly and cleanly and that transition
smoothly and cleanly and that transition of looking at a stone and telling your
of looking at a stone and telling your
of looking at a stone and telling your hands to do something and then your
hands to do something and then your
hands to do something and then your hands telling a chisel and a mallet to
hands telling a chisel and a mallet to
hands telling a chisel and a mallet to do something and then have it take off
do something and then have it take off
do something and then have it take off exactly the right amount of stone have
exactly the right amount of stone have
exactly the right amount of stone have it do exactly what you want to do is the
it do exactly what you want to do is the
it do exactly what you want to do is the most satisfying feeling
on a human face even though there’s a
on a human face even though there’s a change in pigment there’s no and like
change in pigment there’s no and like
change in pigment there’s no and like you come to the edge of the lips and it
you come to the edge of the lips and it
you come to the edge of the lips and it just carries on going and if you try and
just carries on going and if you try and
just carries on going and if you try and make it a stark difference then the face
make it a stark difference then the face
make it a stark difference then the face will look strange the skin is sort of a
will look strange the skin is sort of a
will look strange the skin is sort of a continuous surface that undulates and
continuous surface that undulates and
continuous surface that undulates and has tension in certain places and slack
has tension in certain places and slack
has tension in certain places and slack in other places
it takes a long time to train to be a
it takes a long time to train to be a stone carver and it’s not an easy job
stone carver and it’s not an easy job
stone carver and it’s not an easy job once you are trained and you’re still
once you are trained and you’re still
once you are trained and you’re still learning I I’m still learning with every
learning I I’m still learning with every
learning I I’m still learning with every job that I do I learned something new
job that I do I learned something new
job that I do I learned something new and I will hopefully continue to learn
and I will hopefully continue to learn
and I will hopefully continue to learn and that seems to be the payoff that
and that seems to be the payoff that
and that seems to be the payoff that once you’ve created something it has it
once you’ve created something it has it
once you’ve created something it has it takes up a physical space in the world
takes up a physical space in the world
takes up a physical space in the world and it it has a permanence that will
and it it has a permanence that will
and it it has a permanence that will hopefully outlast you and it’s not
hopefully outlast you and it’s not
hopefully outlast you and it’s not vulnerable either
[Music]
[Music] I want people to see that I’ve pushed
I want people to see that I’ve pushed
I want people to see that I’ve pushed the material as far as it can possibly
the material as far as it can possibly
the material as far as it can possibly go I maybe want people to see themselves
go I maybe want people to see themselves
go I maybe want people to see themselves in it
in it
in it I want them maybe to wonder
about my reasons for carving it I want
about my reasons for carving it I want people to have I want people to maybe
people to have I want people to maybe
people to have I want people to maybe argue about why I made it in the way
argue about why I made it in the way
argue about why I made it in the way that I did and have different ideas of
that I did and have different ideas of
that I did and have different ideas of what the reason is and the purpose
[Music]
[Music] you
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